Chapter 1246: The Old Clam Produces a Pearl 1
Having heard Lu Jiang’s words, Feng Qingxue felt that Jiu Hong had temporarily gotten away with it, but she couldn’t help cursing, "I hope Lu Zhaozhi gives birth to a daughter again, to make her pay for cursing our Zhuangzhuang and for her husband doing such despicable and shameless things! Isn’t Jiu Hong desperate for a son? Let him be under his father-in-law’s thumb for the rest of his life!"
No one had initially told Qingxue about the fight between Lu Zhaozhi and Feng Qingyun, as they were afraid it would upset her too much.
At that time, Zhuangzhuang had been critically ill, and she had fallen ill shortly after; it would have been a mess if she got any more worked up, so no one mentioned it in front of the couple until not long ago when Bai Xue had a daughter and she heard about it while visiting.
She was furious and almost rushed off to settle the score with Lu Zhaozhi, but she held back when she learned that Lu Zhaozhi was pregnant again.
Lu Jiang heard this and chuckled, "Under his father-in-law’s thumb? That’s a novel expression."
With Jiu Hong’s promotion, the happiest was undoubtedly Lu Zhaozhi, who strutted around the courtyard showing off her pregnant belly, convinced that her husband’s promotion after her pregnancy was a sign of good fortune brought by the child, and therefore, it must be a boy.
Seeing Tian Ling coming out of the service cooperative with a basket, Lu Zhaozhi intentionally paraded her belly in front of her.
Every time she saw Tian Ling, she remembered the past when Jiu Zhaozhi and Jiu Pendi, the two sisters, were fostered in Tian Ling’s home—back then, everyone who mentioned Tian Ling gave her a thumbs up, while they mocked her in comparison.
Since then, Lu Zhaozhi had held a grudge against Tian Ling, not to mention the added animosity from the incident when she pushed Bai Xue.
Tian Ling said indifferently, "Comrade Lu Zhaozhi, you’re blocking my way."